Brian Froud 為幾本插畫創(chuàng)作過精靈，但這本《精靈世界》（《Brian Fround's world of FAERIES》）是他最目前為止最精美的一本書藝術(shù)圖冊。
在一些網(wǎng)站上截了一些書評(píng)如下，可以作為參考。
Drawing inspiration from the gnarled shrubbery of England's windswept moorlands, Brian Froud is best known for being the mad genius behind Jim Henson's film ?The Dark Crystal ?and illustrating such best-sellers as ?Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book . In this volume, a long-awaited sequel to his international best-sellers ?Faeries ?and ?Good Faeries/Bad Faeries , Froud returns to the world of faerie with a wealth of new, never-before-seen paintings, watercolors, and drawings. Brian Froud's World of Faerie offers us a startling new vision of the magical realm, enhanced by Froud's own words about his experiences and insights.
This lavish, full-color book opens the door to Brian Froud's wondrous imagination as never before. It presents beautiful portrayals of faeries that have touched hearts and minds for generations. ?World of Faerie ?is by far Froud's most personal book, and represents this visionary artist and creator of fantasy worlds at the pinnacle of his powers. This encompassing volume is a must-have for faerie and fantasy fans of all ages, the world over.
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論書品
此書裝幀精良厚實(shí)，均為亞光紙印刷。和其它由Insight Editions出版的圖書一樣，本書內(nèi)頁上還附有小冊子。在書后面有一個(gè)信封，里面裝著類似指南的一頁紙，上面有許多進(jìn)入精靈世界后要注意的事項(xiàng)。
說得我都快信了。
這本書對(duì)于喜歡幻想藝術(shù)的人和Brian Froud的粉絲來說非常棒。
進(jìn)去看看?
常有不速之客來到家里偷走你的創(chuàng)造力，Brian用trickery來形容這些小家伙，他們也許會(huì)回來，可以不要抱太大期望，所以當(dāng)有一點(diǎn)靈感的時(shí)候一定要及時(shí)記錄下來，你可不知道什么時(shí)候它們就來搞破壞了。
堪稱大師級(jí)別的Brian利用素描繪制的方式把他在書中讀過的有關(guān)精靈的傳說再結(jié)合自己的想象將精靈們一一塑造出來，這個(gè)詞挺牽強(qiáng)，因?yàn)槟切┬|西早就存在了，要是說還原，也是不恰當(dāng)?shù)?，所以在描寫這些magic stuffs的時(shí)候我自己也嘗嘗陷入詞窮困頓的狀態(tài)，莫不是我的語感正在被那些搗蛋鬼們偷去?
一書一世界。
這里有脾氣暴躁的土地精，沒爹沒娘沒記憶性情怪異隨意卻在孤獨(dú)中心懷愛意的Tinker Bell，有美麗的綠女人，獨(dú)角獸，背著用月光布料做成翅膀的少女......每翻到下一頁，都是在解除小人兒們的封印似的，中二一點(diǎn)來講，你就是這魔法師啊。
在Brian眼里，精靈是獨(dú)特到與人類社會(huì)格格不入的存在，人可能會(huì)有很多面，里外都是演員，但精靈們卻個(gè)個(gè)都有著千差萬別的intense personality，這種赤子心態(tài)歸屬于自然，我們稱之為bare soul，所以他在開篇也問自己應(yīng)該怎樣利用柜架上的顏料，鉛筆來將小東西們栩栩如生地表達(dá)。看過Brian畫作的人大概覺得那些夢幻感強(qiáng)烈的家伙們就應(yīng)該是栩栩如生的吧，但那不過是對(duì)畫技的主觀評(píng)審，Brian追求的，是更加貼近自然，將靈魂寄托在純善的夢境之中的共鳴。
